Background
Carlos Roberto Pena, Junior. was born on August 15, 1989 in Columbia, Missouri. His father is of Spanish and Venezuelan descent, while his mother is of Dominican descent.
Carlos Roberto Pena, Junior. was born on August 15, 1989 in Columbia, Missouri. His father is of Spanish and Venezuelan descent, while his mother is of Dominican descent.
He attended Sagemont Upper School where he was a cheerleader. He also had a role in a production of Titanic by the American Heritage School, where he attended before leaving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
He was the host of the Nickelodeon game show Webheads. He was raised in Weston, Florida. He appeared in local productions of Grease and Manitoba of Louisiana Mancha.
During his run in Titanic he fell in love with singing and dancing.
His first acting role was a guest star at age ten on Emergency, followed later that year by guest-starring roles on Judging Amy, Summerland, and Ned"s Declassified School Survival Guide. While still in high school, Pena appeared in television commercials for the Super Soaker brand recreational water gun, and his image even appeared on the toy"s packaging.
Pena was studying musical theater at the Boston Conservatory when his manager urged him to audition for Big Time Rush. Pena moved to Hollywood in August 2009.
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is an American popular boy band that formed in 2009.
The band consists of Pena, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, and Logan Henderson, all on vocals. Pena co-wrote the song "Oh Yeah" off of the group"s first album, BTR. On the second album, he wrote "Invisible" along with Charley Greenberg, Cody Williams, Daniel Andrew Wayne, Jonathan Rotem. As of 2011, the band has released two albums, BTR and Elevate.
They recently released their third album, 24/Seven, in which Pena wrote and co-wrote almost every song.
He co-wrote "Picture This" with bandmate, James Maslow. He also wrote the song "Na Na Na" on 24/Seven.
In addition, BTR embarked on the Summer Break Tour, in support of the album. Solo career
He released his first solo single in Spanish on February 4, 2014, titled "Electrico." The song charted in the top 10 of the Latin iTunes songs charts on release, yet failed to chart anywhere else.
He presented for first time at the Nickelodeon Colombia Kids" Choice Awards given in Bogotá.
lieutenant was announced on August 27, 2015, that Pena would be competing on the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars. Pena and Carson reached the Finals of the show but were eliminated on Night 1 and ended the competition in fourth place.
He is best known for starring on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García in addition to being a member of the band Big Time Rush.